Good Friday Lazarus

Hi Blog,

It's Good Friday today, a holiday! Yippee! What should I do today? Some time ago, my friend J accompanied me on camping trips to Pulau Hantu and several hiking excursions. Subsequently, he had to attend to certain family matters. Once matters had settled, he wanted a break and requested that I accompany him on a visit to an island.

The weather today appeared to be quite favourable.

But but... I don't like the idea of visiting Lazarus, especially on public holidays... But that is the only day when he can take a break from his part-time work and feel that his mother is able to take care of herself. I think from my past Lazarus visits, I had never tried to visit on public holidays. I will take this opportunity to show you why.

Hmm... It seemed like I might be late reaching that pier, so I couldn't delay any longer. Don't worry, readers (if there are any); you won't see many of my ugly images here.

I wish my impression of Lazarus during the holidays were wrong, but I highly doubt it.

Okay, the cabin was less crowded for the last station, so it seemed promising.

Okay, I take back my words... Oh no...

Families and groups! Like they are going to Batam! Haha. I was not surprised.

Oooo, something new was harbouring here, but I couldn't get a good look at it.

It may seem like it is not that bad...

After a few minutes...

Told you!

I told J that public holidays and weekends are the days to avoid.

Anyway, I was here to hear his life story, trying to understand what he had been through.

Nice weather!

I love this place.

It seemed like there was a high tide on this day.

I didn't bring my tent along because it is obviously heavy, and I have something to do after this.

Anyway, it seemed like I needed to quickly disgust any incoming visitor from coming near this pavilion.

More and more visitors started to show up, and the feeling of 'meh' clouded all my senses...

Anyway, it's time for a suntan before more people start to take over the beach.

Alright, time for suntanning! Okay, the crowd was getting more and more... I didn't want to disgust other people further. I wanted to take a look at St John's Island, especially since there is no ferry operating there anymore

Oh... Some people just pointed fingers at me and then laughed. Haha, yeah, don't worry, I am leaving the space for you guys.

Just check out the number of visitors here now. Actually, it is great to have visitors visit this beautiful place so there are enough funds to maintain this island.

I thought because of the closure of St John's Island harbour, we might be expecting fewer people on this path.

But no, visitors were exploring there.

We were heading towards the far side of the beach.

It seemed like we weren't alone.

Many visitors just judged me. Hahaha

This bridge, I don't know how long it will last... So every single photo taken of this bridge serves as a memorial.

Hope there are no jellyfish here.

Meanwhile, I tried to explore the place and found this big tree stump; just check out how massive its root system is.

It seems like this place was sealed... No longer accessible... So sad...

It seemed like it was going to rain, but it was in Singapore. Will it rain over there? 

Anyway, after soaking in the sea for a while, we took a good bath and started to pack up.

We won't know whether they will remove these words or not. I believe they have some plan for this island.

Time to go back to Singapore. The crowds, though...

Maybe next time, if I go to the island during a public holiday, I will visit Kusu Island; maybe it will be quieter. Who knows?

Bad weather in Singapore, but I had a good nap on the ferry.

I did careful research; it is the historic vessel Vega (a 134-year-old vessel from Norway) which just landed in Singapore. And she will only be here for four days! I was so lucky to see this vessel. You can Google for more information.

Overall, visiting Lazarus Island during the public holidays is a big no for me, but if you don't mind the crowds, then you may go ahead. I will try to visit Kusu Island or St John's Island for a quiet suntan in the future. Enough Lazarus for the moment.

Jeff